Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/04/2015

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(i) alternative fencing is used (for example, chain link fencing), then said fencing shall be no closer than ten feet to a property line. Prohibition of nuisance animals. No animals of any type may be maintained on any parcel within the city, no matter what size the parcel, if the maintenance of said animals creates a nuisance as defined in chapter 30. (Code 1978, § 5.09.01; Ord. No. 73-06; Ord. No. 80-09; Ord. No. 02-05, 4-15-2002; Ord. No. 12-06, § 1, 6-12-2012) Sec. 10-2. - Animals at large. No person shall allow any animals of any type, or fowl belonging to them or in their care, to run at large or to be picketed on public grounds; but this prohibition shall not apply to cats or dogs, except as are by this Code forbidden to be at large. (Code 1978, § 5.09.02; Ord. No. 73-06) Secs. 10-3-10-22. - Reserved. Sec. 10-3. - Barns and stables. (a) No stable or barn in which horses, sheep, cows, goats or other animals are kept may be located within 50 feet of a place of human habitation and 75 feet of neighboring property lines. Such stables and barns, where lawful, shall be kept clean. Manure shall be removed with sufficient frequency to avoid nuisance from odors or from the breeding of flies at least once every two weeks. (b) Manure shall be removed by hauling beyond the city limits unless used for fertilizer, in which case it shall be spread upon the ground evenly and turned under at once or as soon as the frost leaves the ground. (Code 1978, § 5.09.04; Ord. No. 02-06, 4-15-2002) ARTICLE II. - HORSES Sec. 10-24. - Horses. (a) Intent and purpose of section provisions. The intent of this section is to establish regulations for maintaining horses as defined in subsection (b) of this section exclusively on property. Section 10-3 (barns and stables) also applies to this article. The purpose of this section is: (1) To prohibit the maintaining of horses on lots or parcels of record less than 1.5 acres in size; (3) To require the filing with the city of a sketch drawing prior to maintaining a horse; and (4) To ensure proper handling, treatment and maintenance of horses. Horse defined. As used in this section, the term "horse" shall mean any stallion, mare, gelding, foal, pony, donkey, ass, burro, mule or animal of horse kind. (c) Acreage requirements. The following chart prescribes the number of horses that can be maintained on lots of record of sizes as shown. The lease of property contiguous to the lot of record is eligible to meet acreage requirements provided the lot of record is at least 1.50 acres in size and evidence of a current lease is provided to the city. Acreage Number of Horses Permitted Comments Page 5